Introduction
It can be both exhilarating and scary to start your business own. This is because you have to take all of the blame whenever anything goes wrong. At the same time, you also are the only one to praise whenever something goes right. Regardless of the size of business, you want to start and the reason you want to start it, once you know what you want to do there are some steps that you will need to take in order to get your business own off the floor.
Step 1
Create a business plan. In doing so you will have to look at the market, competition, customers, marketing strategies, goals, objectives and strategies that will be utilized to get you where you want to go. It will also tell you what start up funding you will need whenever you are ready to start your business own. This is something that needs to be reviewed monthly so that you can see what has and has not worked and adjust your plan accordingly.
Step 2
Establish a legal identity for your business own. You can choose from sole proprietor, LLC (limited liability company), C corporation or S corporation. An accountant or an attorney will help you determine what will work best for your circumstances.
Step 3
Register your business and get any licenses that you may need. Each state will require something different and charge various fees for these things. To determine what you need for your business own you should contact your city or state’s business development office.
Step 4
Create a book keeping system and set up a checking account for your business own. If you have a really small business, then you may only need to use an Excel spreadsheet but if your business is complicated you may want to either purchase an accounting system or hire on the services of an accountant. Regardless of what you do it is vital to separate your business and personal expenses. This is why it is so important to have a business checking account from which to pay for your business expenses.
Step 5
Step 5
Lease space for your business own if you need to do so. If you are starting your business own at home, then you simply need to designate a space that will serve as your office. While you may be tempted to work anywhere and everywhere, taking advantage of your laptop and WiFi, this may prove to be inefficient. After all, you are going to need somewhere to store all of your business supplies, materials, records and correspondence for your business own so that they are not scattered everywhere. Having an office will also give you a psychological advantage because whenever you are in your office your mind and body will understand that it is to be working. This may help to deter you from surfing forum, spending a lot of time checking email and wasting time on Facebook. These are all things that will detract from your working hours and keep you from being truly productive and successful.
